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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/9/2018

mike of farmingville, NY USA asks...

19 year old boys

the ball is the top of the 18 yard box, red player comes in and kicks the ball towards blue net when it hits the hand of the blue player just outside the 6 yard box. the arm/hand was at a 45 degree angle away from his body. ...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/9/2018

Stuart Lisk of Carnation, WA United States asks...

My question is related to offside.

An offensive player had the ball. Another offensive player is in the offside position. The player with the ball passed it to their left and either even or behind themselves and caused the player in the of...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/7/2018

bob of los angeles, ca usa asks...

Something I have had trouble with as a referee is keeping track of players for persistent infringement. I'm fine with giving a caution on a one time play, but unless it is very obvious and blatant, I really have a lot of trouble keeping track of foul...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/6/2018

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I'm a little confused as to what Referee McHugh said. ' If the player is injured as part of play and does not return the referee has to make a decision. The player is still placed on the line until the ball is cleared away towards half way.'

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Law 11 - Offside 4/5/2018

Zak of Dayton, OH USA asks...

I have a Law 11, Number 4 question: 'If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the players own half of the field of play.' Can you guys give me an example of how this migh...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 4/4/2018

karl dillon of Manchester, United Kingdom asks...

My ex wife has got my 13 yr old daughter Acrylic nails over the Easter holiday and she is worried she will not be able to play in her U13 girls football league matches while she wears them, is there an official line on this ?

Cheers...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 4/3/2018

Glyn of Carlisle , Cumbria England asks...

When a penalty is to be taken can a player/s stand behind the goal off the pitch or even behind the goal line within the goal right behind the goal keeper? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/2/2018

David Farnan of Fair Oaks, CA United States asks...

The law specifically says: 'uses a deliberate trick to pass the ball TO the goalkeeper with the head, chest, knee etc. to circumvent the Law, whether or not the goalkeeper touches the ball with the hands'. This implies the keeper must 'touch' or pla...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/1/2018

Steven watson of Aberdeen, United kingdom asks...

Referee blows HT whistle, as we are walking off the pitch the referee books our player for a foul made just before the whistle. The ref didnt give the foul or indicate an advantage at the time he just blew for half time. Is this allowed ...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 4/1/2018

Pete of Birmingham, United Kingdom asks...

If ball boys are not being used for retrieval of the ball, are they allowed to provide towels for players taking throw ins?...

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